Desert Friend (IRE)
Owner: Magnificent Eight Syndicate Trainer: Mrs D Foster Sex: colt Age: 8
Breeding: Universal / Assabiyya (Cape Cross)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 4 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 8 | 1 | ||
| Standard / Slow | 3 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 2 | |||
| Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 52 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2024 | Curragh | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Barrogstown Girl | 9st 12lbs | 7 of 17 | B M Coen | 16/1 |
| mid-division, closer in 5th 3f out, soon ridden, no impression | |||||||||
| 13 Oct 2024 | Naas | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m 2f 84y | 0 | Bear Profit | 9st 7lbs | of 11 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2024 | Listowel | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m 6f 55y | 0 | Sir Allen | 10st | 12 of 14 | Rachael Blackmore | 17/2 |
| in touch, 6th halfway, lost place over 2f out, under pressure and weakened 1 1/2f out | |||||||||
| 01 Sep 2024 | Tipperary | Good (Good to firm in places) | 1m 4f 110y | 0 | Polemon | 10st 2lbs | 7 of 16 | B M Coen | 8/1 |
| mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along approaching straight, ridden in 5th and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2024 | Galway | Yielding | 1m 4f | 0 | Hidden Land | 10st 2lbs | 7 of 18 | J A Heffernan | 16/1 |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along approaching straight and soon no impression, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Jul 2024 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m 4f 180y | 0 | Cloud Seeker | 9st 13lbs | 4 of 11 | B M Coen | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along early straight and ridden to go 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Jun 2024 | Ballinrobe | Good | 1m 5f | 0 | Desert Friend | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 11 | B M Coen | 11/2 |
| held up, 8th halfway, ridden into 3rd 2f out, challenged 1f out, disputed inside final furlong, just prevailed at line | |||||||||
| 08 Jun 2024 | Navan | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f 40y | 0 | Mayo For Sam | 10st | 5 of 22 | G F Carroll | 12/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along in mid-division 3f out, ridden in 8th 2f out, no impression over 1f out, stayed on to go 5th final 100 yards, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 29 May 2024 | Tipperary | Soft | 1m 4f 110y | 0 | Sceptred Isle | 10st | 8 of 17 | G F Carroll | 33/1 |
| pressed leader, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 07 May 2024 | Ballinrobe | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 1f 31y | 0 | Je T'ai Porte | 10st 13lbs | UnseatedRider of 12 | A P Kelly | 18/1 |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, slow 4 out and soon detached, no impression when mistake and unseated rider next | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2024 | Gowran Park | Soft | 1m 1f 100y | 0 | Annexation | 9st 7lbs | of 17 | Reserve 2 | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 24 Mar 2024 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 50y | 0 | Zeeband | 11st 13lbs | 7 of 12 | Eoin G Kelly | 17/2 |
| mid-division, 6th halfway, no impression and weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 10 Feb 2024 | Naas | Heavy | 1m 7f 175y | 0 | Whiskeywealth | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 11 | Eoin G Kelly | 18/1 |
| rear of mid-division, mistake at 2nd and rider lost iron briefly, 7th halfway, 6th after 3 out, headway 2 out where mistake, 2nd before last, dropped to 3rd and no extra closing stages | |||||||||
| 19 Jan 2024 | Dundalk | Standard | 2m | 0 | Gains Of War | 10st 1lbs | 8 of 14 | R P Cleary | 14/1 |
| mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along early straight 6th and ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2023 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m 107y | 0 | Miss Pronunciation | 11st 13lbs | 13 of 16 | D King | 50/1 |
| mid-division best, ridden and no impression 3 out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Autocrat | 9st 8lbs | 9 of 17 | S D Bowen | 50/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, disputed lead before halfway, pushed along and headed entering straight, soon ridden and weakened | |||||||||
| 30 Aug 2023 | Bellewstown | Good | 2m 4f 90y | 0 | Must Meet Cecil | 12st | PulledUp of 11 | P K Donovan | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders early, not fluent 1st and slight mistake 5th, 6th halfway, ridden and dropped towards rear after 4 out, no extra, well behind and pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 10 Aug 2023 | Sligo | Yielding | 2m 1f 185y | 0 | Must Meet Cecil | 12st | 5 of 8 | D King | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway and closer 4 out, 2nd briefly 3 out, dropped to 5th approaching 2 out, no extra before last | |||||||||
| 11 Jul 2023 | Tramore | Good to Yielding | 1m 4f | 0 | Magnetic North | 10st 2lbs | 3 of 7 | J M Sheridan | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, went 3rd over 3f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden in 4th over 1f out, headway into 2nd over 150 yards out, dropped to 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2023 | Tipperary | Yielding (Good in places) | 2m 3f 114y | 0 | Railway Hurricane | 11st 9lbs | PulledUp of 7 | D Meyler | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, mistake 3rd and soon disputed, led before 6th, joined next, not fluent and headed 8th, ridden in 4th after 5 out, mistakes 4 out and 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 09 Jun 2023 | Clonmel | Good | 2m 67y | 0 | Desert Friend | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | D King | 11/2 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, went 2nd on inner entering straight, challenged before 2 out, led 2 out, asserted before last, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 25 May 2023 | Limerick | Good to Yielding | 2m 6f 160y | 0 | Toss Again | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 11 | D Meyler | 40/1 |
| rear of mid-division, headway into 4th 6 out, 5th and pushed along entering straight, no extra after 2 out | |||||||||
| 07 Jan 2023 | Cork | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Starzov | 11st 5lbs | 4 of 7 | D Meyler | 6/1 |
| prominent and disputed lead, led before 4th, pushed along and slight mistake 2 out, headed last, ridden and dropped to 4th run-in, kept on closing stages | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2022 | Limerick | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Marelly | 12st | 3 of 6 | D Meyler | 15/2 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, not fluent 4th and next, slight mistake 4 out, 2nd entering straight, ridden in 3rd when mistake 2 out, no impression before last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 2022 | Fairyhouse | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f 40y | 0 | Landrake | 11st 5lbs | of 13 | D Meyler | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2022 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 87y | 1 | Fennor Cross | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 9 | J J Burke | 50/1 |
| always in rear, untidy 2nd, soon struggling, moderate late headway | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 2022 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 87y | 3 | Contrapposto | 12st | of 20 | Daniel King | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2022 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 3f 200y | 2 | Mofasa | 11st 5lbs | 5 of 12 | D Meyler | 66/1 |
| held up in mid-division, took keen hold, headway 3 out, 5th and no extra before last | |||||||||
| 29 Aug 2022 | Roscommon | Good | 1m 3f 182y | 0 | Disco Boots | 10st | 12 of 18 | J M Sheridan | 22/1 |
| mid-division, ridden and closer in 5th entering straight, weakened | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2022 | Sligo | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 1f 195y | 0 | Faron | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 8 | D G Hogan | 13/2 |
| towards rear, headway into 4th before 4 out, close 3rd 3 out, challenged 2 out, pushed along and no extra from last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2022 | Galway | Good to Yielding | 2m 110y | 0 | Scenic Look | 10st | 11 of 23 | D King | 40/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to dispute 7f out, led 6f out, joined again over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2022 | Roscommon | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Salvador Ziggy | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 9 | D Meyler | 9/1 |
| tracked leaders, led from 5th, slight mistakes 8th and 9th, mistake 2 out and soon ridden and headed, 3rd and no impression on leaders at last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2022 | Roscommon | Good | 2m 4f 125y | 0 | Ambitious Fellow | 11st 4lbs | of 5 | D G Hogan | 0/0 |
| 06 Jun 2022 | Listowel | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Desert Friend | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 21 | D Meyler | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, not fluent 6th, kept wide after 4 out and disputed next, led approaching straight, pushed along and went on before 2 out, clear last, kept on well, easily | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 2021 | Sedgefield | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 178y | 4 | Jungle Jack | 11st 4lbs | 8 of 10 | Henry Brooke | 11/2 |
| led, headed after 3rd, pushed along and weakened home turn | |||||||||
| 27 Nov 2021 | Fairyhouse | Good | 2m | 0 | Grangee | 12st | of 17 | D G Hogan | 0/0 |
| 31 Oct 2021 | Naas | Heavy | 2m 25y | 0 | Yaxeni | 8st 6lbs | of 23 | Reserve 1 | 0/0 |
| 29 Oct 2021 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Guild | 9st 8lbs | 9 of 12 | James J Doyle | 12/1 |
| keen, soon tracked leaders, effort straight, no impression and edged right over 1f out, one pace | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 2021 | Limerick | Soft | 2m | 0 | Stumptown | 12st | 5 of 16 | D G Hogan | 17/2 |
| in touch, 3rd before 4th, 4th before 3 out, dropped to 5th before 2 out, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 22 Sep 2021 | Listowel | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Choir Practice | 12st | 2 of 14 | D Meyler | 11/2 |
| soon chased leaders, 6th and slight mistake 5th, improved to be prominent approaching straight and effort, kept on without matching winner run-in | |||||||||
| 26 Jun 2021 | Chester | Good | 1m 7f 196y | 4 | Call My Bluff | 9st 1lbs | 5 of 6 | Louis Steward | 7/2 |
| held up in last, pushed along over 2f out, no headway entering straight and soon left behind, held entering final furlong and appeared to lose action soon after, eased late | |||||||||
| 05 Jun 2021 | Lingfield | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 68y | 5 | Desert Friend | 9st 8lbs | 1 of 5 | Louis Steward | 2/1 |
| close up in 4th, headway 2f out, not clear run inside final furlong, switched right, led towards finish, readily | |||||||||
| 06 May 2021 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 1m 6f | 4 | Blow Your Horn | 9st 1lbs | 4 of 6 | Louis Steward | 9/2 |
| in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2021 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 2m 120y | 5 | Desert Friend | 9st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | Louis Steward | 5/1 |
| keen soon close up, pushed along and headway to lead over 1f out, ridden and hung left entering final furlong, all out | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2021 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 2m 120y | 5 | Kangaroo Point | 9st 12lbs | 5 of 8 | Callum Shepherd | 12/1 |
| held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish | |||||||||
| 20 Feb 2020 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 1m 6f | 3 | Cosmelli | 8st 6lbs | 4 of 7 | David Probert | 10/1 |
| held up in rear, headway over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, hampered and beaten inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2020 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 1m 2f 219y | 4 | Ilhabela Fact | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 7 | Callum Shepherd | 10/1 |
| held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 2019 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 1m 3f 219y | 4 | Zuba | 9st 4lbs | 6 of 6 | J P Spencer | 16/1 |
| held up in rear, outpaced over 3f out, soon weakened and eased | |||||||||
| 17 Jul 2019 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 4f 51y | 4 | Distant Chimes | 9st 6lbs | 5 of 10 | J P Spencer | 7/2 |
| held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2018 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 1m | 5 | Desert Friend | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 10 | F Norton | 5/6 |
| soon led, ridden over 1f out, edged right, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2018 | Pontefract | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 6y | 4 | Never Do Nothing | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 9 | F Norton | 4/1 |
| raced keenly, soon crossed over to lead on rail, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon lost 2nd, weakened well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 11 Sep 2018 | Leicester | Good to Firm | 1m 53y | 4 | Desert Friend | 9st 2lbs | 1 of 6 | S De Sousa | 6/4 |
| dwelt headway to lead over 5f out, made rest, ridden and ran on strongly final furlong, comfortable | |||||||||